Monte Cristo Sandwich (Ham Cheese French Toast) Recipe

A Monte Cristo Sandwich is like the very best ham and cheese sandwich you’ll ever have! It’s basically French Toast sandwiched with ham and cheese, pan fried in butter till golden and the cheese has melted.

Make it for breakfast or brunch – or anytime!

Monte Cristo Sandwich

I shared this recipe as a approach to make use of up leftover selfmade Glazed Ham, as a result of this can be a recipe that’s  worthy of leftover baked ham!

Although having mentioned that, I make this 12 months spherical utilizing extraordinary deli ham. It’s an amazing recipe to flip the extraordinary into an extraordinary breakfast, lunch and even dinner – as a result of no one will get excited over a Ham and Cheese Sandwich.

However EVERYONE goes bonkers over Monte Cristo!

What’s a Monte Cristo Sandwich?

Monte Cristos are a ham and cheese sandwich that’s been french-toasted. (Is that an actual phrase? Let’s make it one!). It’s America’s reply to the French traditional French Monsieur!

Whereas the origins of the identify aren’t precisely clear, everyone agrees on one factor – they’re scrumptious!

Whereas sometimes made with ham, Monte Cristo sandwiches could be made with any chilly slices – turkey, chicken, eve pork and beef.

The best way to make Monte Cristo Sandwiches

It goes like this: Slather bread with mayo (non-compulsory), pile on (numerous) ham, prime with (numerous) cheese, sandwich with one other piece of bread, dip in egg-milk combine and pan fry in butter till golden. The extra the higher. 🙂

Have a look at the crust on these Monte Cristo Sandwiches! They’re cooked for a bit longer than french toast normally is as a result of it wants the time for the cheese inside to soften. And that’s the reason you find yourself with a extremely stunning thick golden crust, in contrast to the same old french toast.

Seems fairly good, no?

There may be one very tough determination that must be made with these. And that’s this: fancy bread or extraordinary sandwich bread? Each are simply nearly as good! Sourdough and different fancy artisan breads get a barely thicker, stiffer crust however sandwich bread sometimes has a bigger floor space so there’s extra ooey-gooey-melted cheese and sizzling ham centre.

It’s a troublesome name. Powerful name. A choice I’m incapable of creating.

I depart that earth-shattering-life-changing determination as much as you!

Monte Cristo Sandwich (Ham Cheese French Toast) Recipe

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Serves: 2 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 8 minutes 8 minutes

Nutrition facts: 442 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 4 slices bread of choice (Note 1)
• 1 large egg or 2 small eggs
• 1 tbsp milk
• Salt
• 2 tsp mayonnaise (I like whole egg mayo)
• 2 – 4 slices gruyere cheese (or other grated or sliced melting cheese of choice)
• Ham or turkey , sliced or shaved
• 1 – 2 tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

1. Lightly whisk egg, milk and a generous pinch of salt in a flat bowl.
2. Spread 2 slices of bread with mayonnaise.
3. Top with ham, then cheese, then sandwich with remaining slices of bread. Press down firmly.
4. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
5. Dip each side of the sandwiches briefly in the egg mixture, then place in skillet.
6. Cook the first side, pressing down with an egg flip, for 3 minutes or until deep golden brown.
7. Flip and cook the other side for 3 minutes, pressing down firmly with the egg flip, until golden brown and the cheese is melted.
8. Serve immediately, while hot!

Notes

1. This is great made with artisan (e.g. sourdough) bread or ordinary sandwich bread. Sourdough yields a slightly crunchier golden crust whereas sandwich bread has a higher ratio of soft gooey melted cheese and hot ham. I enjoy both!
 
2. No one should be counting calories for holiday eating! But because I know you will want to make this much more often than just in the days after Christmas, here you go. This is the nutrition for 1 Monte Cristo, assuming it’s made with ordinary white sandwich bread.